With the World Series coming to an end last night, the 2015/2016 off-season officially begins today. Here is a quick primer of all of the off-season topics.
40-Man Rosters
Teams must reinstate players from the 60-day disabled list no later than five days after the end of the World Series, getting their rosters down to 40-men. The deadline this year is on Friday. The Pittsburgh Pirates have five players on the 60-day disabled list (Brandon Cumpton, Andrew Lambo, Casey Sadler, Corey Hart, and Jung-ho Kang), and only two open spots. They will need to clear three spots on the 40-man roster this week to get the number down to 40.